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www.infibeam.com

Infibeam.com should be unblocked because it is a major Indian ecommerce portal, which was blocked few years back on account of spamming. It was a mistake by some former employees and the company would be more responsible in linking its URL only to places which are relevant and would serve the purpose for which Wikipedia works. This is a request not to block the usage of the URL because of mistakes done 2-3 years back and add it to the whitelist. The site now also has a Wikipedia Page which is an effort to inform the readers about the Indian ecommerce market.

  • Not unblocking the whole domain, but if there is an index or about page that you can specify I can whitelist that. Stifle (talk) 18:00, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
  • Please let me know why the whole domain cannot be unblocked so that if possible, I can take adequate steps to resolve the problem. I would request to unblock the home page www.infibeam.com and the About us page www.infibeam.com/static/help/about-us.html Articleonline (talk) 05:37, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Unblock so you "can take adequate steps to resolve the problem"? What is there to resolve? The site has been massively spammed on Wikipedia. Are you associated with that site? Please be aware that we do not accept unblock requests from a domain owner, employees, or anyone else with a conflict of interest. If a trusted, high-volume editor requests that the whole domain be unblocked, we would consider it.
The home page exists purely to sell products. Wikipedia is not a portal to merchant sites. If you want to include a link in an article about the company, then the "about" page should be sufficient for that purpose. ~Amatulić (talk) 22:12, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
I'm happy to unblock www.infibeam.com/static/help/about-us.html, but that will be all. Stifle (talk) 15:44, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
 Not done on reflection, seems like a driveby request. Stifle (talk) 10:05, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
Can we allow this link at least at Infibeam? This is a bit silly to have an article and blocking the official URL in this article... mabdul 11:26, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
Approved Stifle (talk) 17:03, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Your addition didn't solve the problem: I wanted to add the official link www.infibeam.com within the URL/Official template twice and hit the edit filter. So please update the additional regex again. mabdul 02:04, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
The link that was approved was http://www.infibeam.com/static/help/about-us.html; anything else won't work. Stifle (talk) 15:03, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Yfrog image for flood

I'd like to link to yfrog.com/nwk7kkgj from the external links section of Barr Beacon Reservoir. No other suitable image is, as yet, available. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 12:53, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

And that photo library may not be stable. It may be better to contact the photographer and suggest he upload it to Commons. ~Amatulić (talk) 23:02, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
Any external site may be unstable. Open-licensing of the image has been requested, but may not be forthcoming, or at least not quickly, as it belongs to a large organisation, not an individual. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:24, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
I would be supportive of this request. Leaving open briefly for further comment. Stifle (talk) 12:25, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
Approved Stifle (talk) 09:27, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

examiner.com/soccer-in-national/dcu-evp-stephen-zack-explains-dc-united-women-partnership

examiner.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

I have read and understand why examiner.com as a whole is blocked; however, I wish to add to above article to the pages for D.C. United Women and perhaps to the D.C. United page as well. This article contains an interview with an executive vice-president of D.C. United whose statements provide needed information on the history of the founding of D.C. United Women. Thanks for your consideration. Benuski (talk) 17:07, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

I am minded to allow this request but will leave open for a short period for further opinions. Stifle (talk) 12:25, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
Any other opinions on my request? Benuski (talk) 00:42, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
  • Approved Stifle (talk) 09:28, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

shanghairanking.com

shanghairanking.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

This domain was blacklisted on Meta recently with no discussion that I can find. The site is the home of the ARWU world university rankings, one of the very most globally inlfuential rankings out there. It is widely referred from at least Canadian and American university articles and templates, and is not spam by any definition I can imagine. Since it ranks the top 500 universities worldwide, we can eventually expecy at least 500 outgoing links, 1 per article, and it will still not be spam. Franamax (talk) 05:15, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Already removed from meta. Not spam by the old definitions of spam, but someone does have a vested interest in having their links pushed to Wikipedia without discussion, which does fit our definition of spam (more specifically, WP:REFSPAM). Please do help to convince the accounts that pushing their links through socking is not the way forward. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:19, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

An interview from The Metal Observer

I'm expanding the Timeless Miracle article and this interview - www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=4&id=10646 - contains relevant biographical information. Óðinn (talk) 21:18, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

 Stale - er, should it really be taking 2 weeks to reply? It's not like this place is bombarded with requests... Óðinn (talk) 19:19, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
There are only around three sysops who understand the blacklisting process enough to process these items. This request is Approved. Stifle (talk) 11:12, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
More than three.... I can think of half a dozen off the top of my head (you, me, BWilkins, Hu12, Anomie, MER-C, Dirk Beetstra). Still, that's a tiny number considering the hundreds of active sysops on Wikipedia. The problem is the handful of us who participate here don't regularly check this page. ~Amatulić (talk) 14:20, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
For what it's worth, my problem is that I understand how to list something, but I'm not very comfortable with deciding whether or not something should be listed. Anomie⚔ 19:57, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

www.raintaxi.com/online/2011summer/card.shtml

This article is necessary to the background of Hamlet's Father, both as a citation and as an external link. Xavexgoem (talk) 02:43, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Was removed from the global blacklist, so this request should be moot. MER-C 02:17, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

The edit I made basically acknowledges the fact that, despite negative impacts on life expectancy, people are living longer. An increasing number of persons are reaching 100. It is a positive improvement in achievement of life expectancy that should be included in your article. Below, in quotes, is an article that appeared in July, 2009, confirming my statement. The article is based upon Census Bureau figures and a report by the National Institute on Aging.

"Centenarians are the fastest-growing age segment: Number of 100-year-olds to hit 6 million by 2050 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Tuesday, July 21, 2009

WASHINGTON - It's starting to get crowded in the 100-year-olds' club.

Once virtually nonexistent, the world's population of centenarians is projected to reach nearly 6 million by midcentury. That's pushing the median age toward 50 in many developed nations and challenging views of what it means to be old and middle-age.

The number of centenarians already has jumped from an estimated few thousand in 1950 to more than 340,000 worldwide today, with the highest concentrations in the U.S. and Japan, according to the latest Census Bureau figures and a report being released Monday by the National Institute on Aging."

More background information can be found at www.2012miamifacts.com/growing-older. I think the page may have been blacklisted because I failed to respond with the confirmation link sent to my email account associated with the website. I was having some difficulties with access that have now been resolved. Thank you, in advance, for your consideration. 2012miamifacts.com Rdonal (talk) 02:20, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

FreeRepublic.com

freerepublic.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

Free Republic is a website and political message board that is usually supportive of the Republican Party (United States), but its owner has announced that the site will not support Mitt Romney, the apparent Republican nominee this year. This declaration is notable and should be included in our article about the site. I've edited our article to quote the owner's statement but I couldn't give the link -- www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2871012/posts (this is the link I'd like whitelisted for use specifically in our article about the site). Free Republic is not generally a reliable source but it's well established that an article about a website may quote that website. JamesMLane t c 08:28, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

 Done Straightforward application of WP:ABOUTSELF. Anomie⚔ 11:38, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

Google custom search

google.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

  • google.com/cse/tools/create_onthefly

I'm interested in this Google custom search, which would allow all of the links on an article page to be directly searched through. It could be an asset to readers, researchers, or those attempting to verify content in articles. I recognize that adding this to live articles would require consensus, but I can't even test it out (on my talk page) with the site blacklisted. The domain was previously blocked (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Spam_blacklist/Archives/2007-04#Referral_Profiteering.3F) because it was being used for promotion, but this specific subpage does nothing else except create a search engine which would allow one to dig through linked references and wikilinks on a page. I think it could be a valuable addition, although as a proprietary program, might require an open-source alternative. Still, discussion can deal with that issue provided the site is not blocked. Cheers, Ocaasi t | c 18:29, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

The /cse is blacklisted because custom search engines are basically a form of redirect service, and those can be (and often are/were) abused to circumvent the blacklist. Specific ones that are not created for that reason can be whitelisted (of course, /cse will hardly ever, if ever, have place in mainspace, but for specifics outside that they are very useful). plus Added. --Dirk Beetstra T C 18:43, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
Dirk, thanks for understanding and adding the page. It turns out the custom search engine code also includes the general domain: google.com/cse, as well as: google.com/cse/tools/onthefly?form=searchbox_demo&lang=. I don't know if you can unblock those as well, without opening up a pandora's box, but those exact links (nothing longer or different) would also be needed. Thanks for your help. Ocaasi t | c 21:03, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
'google.com/cse is the basis, that one should not be whitelisted, as that would allow every custom search engine to be open. We should only focus on specific engines - the latter would be fine - I'll add 'google.com/cse/tools/onthefly' (so the ordering of the parameters after that does not matter). --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:49, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
Thank you again. Please check the short code snippet used to activate the custom search engine on this page: google.com/cse/tools/create_onthefly. As you can see, google.com/cse is used. Is it possible to unblock that link specifically without allowing others based on it? If not, I guess this idea will have to wait. Cheers, Ocaasi t | c 08:54, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
That one is whitelisted, you can use:
now without problem - the rest of /cse is still blocked. --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:58, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
Sorry about a typo if I made one. I don't have the technical background to anticipate or answer these technical questions, so without being pushy, I just want to ask again. Is there a way to unblock google.com/cse without allowing other subpages besides those needed for the on-the-fly custom search engine. If you check google.com/cse, you'll see it's just a landing page and has no use except setting up a custom search engine. I think this search engine functionality could really improve research on the site. Cheers, Ocaasi t | c 15:49, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
Ah, that is what you mean. Hmm .. as I think that this is blacklisted on meta, I think that that question has to go to meta (make a more precise blacklist entry). It can be done, and I do think that it is useful. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:41, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

www.squared5.com

Needed for the article Comparison of video converters, (to replace ~sensored~ with url link). Site was blacklisted due to link spam in other articles. Link needed to go to site from video comparison article.

squared5.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com --Canoe1967 (talk) 15:38, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Could you please give specific links? You can leave the 'http://'-part off, you can then save the edit without problem. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:39, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
I am not sure what you mean. I tried {{URL|squared5.com}} in the article and got the blacklist message.--Canoe1967 (talk) 17:24, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Meaning, we need a link to an actual specific page on the site, not just a link to the web site. Squared5.com is blocked, and will stay blocked. Therefore you can't have a link that simply references the squared5.com domain without any page specified in the URL. We can only white-list individual pages. An example of what we need is www.squared5.com/svideo/about.html — it links to a specific page on the site, not just the whole site. ~Amatulic (talk) 17:48, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

The about page mentioned above will be fine. The other two choices are windows or mac download pages, and either would be too specific.--Canoe1967 (talk) 17:59, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

 Done. Use the URL exactly as shown: http://www.squared5.com/svideo/about.html and it should be allowed (it was allowed for this comment just now). ~Amatulic (talk) 21:45, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. I don't know how to move this to the accepted section, or whether I am the one to do it. Is it just a matter of cut and paste of the entire text of the section?--Canoe1967 (talk) 22:14, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Two more Google CSEs

google.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com There are currently eleven CSEs on the Whitelist, I'd like to add two more:

  • http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=003516479746865699832:leawcwkqifq - CSE for General RS from WP:VG/S
  • http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=003516479746865699832:qdq1uk9p1ua - CSE for Situational Sources from WP:VG/S

For use within the WP:VG project, more specifically in deletion discussions but far from exclusively. These were built by User:Thibbs. We were using User:Gwern's up to recently, but it wasn't being updated so we made our own. See discussion at WT:VG/S. Salvidrim! 12:21, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

plus Added --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:28, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

aceshowbiz.com

I have to use [www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00013372.html this] to add information to the article Denial. So far, it is the only secondary source I can find that has useful information for the "music video" section. Thanks. Till I Go Home (talk) 12:51, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00013372.html  Done--Hu12 (talk) 16:08, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Denied requests

A page from Opus - Info

I feel it would be helpful to whitelist the following page:

www.opus-info.org/index.php?title=Preces

While I can understand that the main web-site could be considered a propaganda site, the specific page shows a scan of a prayer which is being discussed on the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preces_(Opus_Dei)

An argument has arisen in the discussion on that page about the appropriateness of reproducing the whole prayer on wikipedia, and I feel that providing a link to an external website which displayes it could be a reasonable compromise.

Link Summary: opus-info.org: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

Anruari (talk) 12:40, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

  • Surely there's a more reliable source for this? Stifle (talk) 18:18, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
  •  Not done due to lack of reply. Stifle (talk) 12:24, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

yfrog.com/h392jzfj

I would to add this to David Meerman Scott, Personal life section to cite surfing interest.

Woz2 (talk) 23:31, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Looks to me like the page is already cited through Twylah. ~Amatulić (talk) 00:07, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
  •  Not done Stifle (talk) 12:27, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Specific Examiner article

I would like to add a specific article on Examiner.com to the white list - www.examiner.com/japanese-culture-in-new-york/a-culturally-stimulating-interview-with-the-insatiable-asa-akira - as I want to use it as a cite on the Asa Akira article. Yes I am an admin and yes I know I can edit the white list... I'm asking for two reasons: 1) I'm nervous about doing a screw-up while adding the link and somehow breaking something, and 2) get a different set of eyes to look at the article to confirm it's reliable (it seems to me). Tabercil (talk) 16:15, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Have you read the /Common requests? Stifle (talk) 18:21, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
No response => no Declined MER-C 09:47, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

vkontakte.ru

– RVJ (talk) 06:30, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Is there a more specific link to whitelist? E.g. vkontakte.ru/index.html or vkontakte.ru/about.htm (or any other representable page which does not allow the whole site to be linked, since whitelisting vkontakte.ru would also allow all other use of the site). --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:46, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
I agree with Dirk. Stifle (talk) 18:21, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
This will be closed as not done if a specific page is not named in the next week or so. Stifle (talk) 12:26, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
No response =>  Not done. MER-C 09:46, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

petitionspot.com/petitions/ghostwhisperer/

The link would be placed as a reference for the Ghost Whisperer Tv series (simply Ghost Whisperer) 'cancelation' section. It would be the eighth reference, I believe. The whitelisting of this petition might be of great reference to a lot of followers of the show. It is stated in the article that there is a petition for renewing the show for a sixth season, but there is no reference attached to it, therefore making it harder for a person to prove the statement true, especially if they are working on a research project or essay on the show. Whitelisting this specific petition might be of some possitive consequence regarding the show. Thank you very much for taking the time to read this.--190.92.44.206 (talk) 04:45, 3 January 2012 (UTC) ~~A.G.~~ January, 2nd, 2012.

 Not done Wikipedia is not a soapbox. We rarely (if ever) whitelist petition sites. OhNoitsJamie Talk 20:06, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

google?

Why do you block NASA pdf on Google? THIS > ht tp://w ww.g oogl e.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=%2B%2522data%2Bacquisition%2Bdatabase%2522&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFsQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww-misr.jpl.nasa.gov%2FgetData%2FlocalMode%2Flm_id.pdf&ei=p_K0ToTZCpGXtwfBg62nCw&usg=AFQjCNFVQWbSMuXKK-rFEZr3pqG1xyhieg (spaces injected to full out spam filter)

  • Put the url in place U2 in last edit in database talk or post a msg when the filter will be fixed.99.90.197.87 (talk)
That URL just redirects to http://www-misr.jpl.nasa.gov/getData/localMode/lm_id.pdf. Use that directly instead. Anomie⚔ 14:42, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
OK, Thx. 99.90.197.87 (talk) 17:06, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

 Not done. --Dirk Beetstra T C 18:47, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Suite101 (cultural history articles)

In the article "Femme Fatale" I wanted to include a link to an article that I found surprisingly good and certainly as useful, or more so, than any of the web links currently included in the article. (I can say this with some authority because I am a historian of culture.) Much to my surprise, I found that I could not do it because apparently the website (in its entirety?) is blocked here.

Now, I don't know what the reasons for blacklisting Suite 101 might be, but I find it outrageous to blacklist articles by this specific author (to whose articles I have directed a few people that I am tutoring to consult them).

Here is the offending article:

helle-h.suite101.com/what-makes-a-femme-fatale-a200658

And here are three other examples of writing by the same author:

helle-h.suite101.com/mary-mother-of-jesus---her-place-in-islam-a201407

helle-h.suite101.com/wind-of-war-the-battle-of-the-frigidus-a199158

helle-h.suite101.com/femmes-fatales---maria-tarnowska-a199746

There are many other truly fine articles, by other authors, there - too many to have even the authors listed here, never mind the articles themselves. I see no "spam" on that website; there are only advertisements that nobody is forced to click on. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sehnsucherin (talk • contribs) 16:56, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Suite101.com advertises with:
Writing for Suite101 provides you with the opportunity to:
1. Receive lifelong royalties generated by your articles. ...
That is why this whole site is blocked, and individual links can be whitelisted upon review by admins. The very nature of the site makes it a site that gets spammed. No specific author is blocked. I hope this explains. --Dirk Beetstra T C 18:44, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
no Declined. --Dirk Beetstra T C 18:47, 14 January 2012 (UTC)


vk.com/petrozavodsk

vk.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

Could you please whitelist an article vk.com/petrozavodsk becouse it is largest society (17,700 users) in the social network vk.com about city Petrozavodsk (263,540 inhabitants)
I woul add link to article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrozavodsk

  • It is a social networking site. vk.com/petrozavodsk is not the official site of the area, it is a social networking site of the area. This would simply fail our external link guideline. We are not a web directory for all websites on a subject. --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:51, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
  • no Declined, no different than linking to Facebook. Stifle (talk) 19:49, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
    • In Russia all use VKontakte, Facebook lags far behind. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.109.30.9 (talk) 08:03, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Information about the history of Eminis

I'd like to add a referance to E-mini S&P

I am a long time day trader and am currently getting into eminis, I found this site that has a wealth of information and the citation that is needed on the emini s&p wikipedia page. I tried to update the post and it said something about something being blocked from spam but the site looks legitimate. The links I am trying to referance is: thedaytradingacademy.com/eminis/what-are-emini-futures-facts-about-eminis/ Please advise? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnwilston (talk • contribs) 08:50, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi there fellow trader (I trade the ES market also). While I agree that's an informative page, it doesn't contain any information that isn't already available from other reliable sources. I see several examples on Google Books.
Also http://emini-watch.com/emini-trading/emini-futures/ has substantially similar content with identical graphics, making me wonder who is violating who's copyright. In the case of copyright violations we couldn't use either link. On that basis, this request must be no Declined. ~Amatulić (talk) 21:34, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Piracy in Europe: Danube River Pirates Arrested in Serbia

//www.suite101.com/news/piracy-in-europe-danube-river-pirates-arrested-in-serbia-a393295 seems to be the only available English translation of the probably exclusive article in Serbo-Croatian[1]; the latter page doesn't look malicious or junk in any way. I wonder what is our policy on non-English references for this matter? Should I just leave the translation on the talk page, and drop its link? Ukrained (talk) 20:09, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

This request is no Declined although it's a good question. There is no problem citing non-English sources. The relevant policy is WP:NOENG.
If you're just citing the source, there's no need to provide an English translation (Google Translate does a decent job of that). If you're quoting a non-English source, you should provide a translation of the quotation. ~Amatulić (talk) 21:21, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

e mathematical constant

I want to add this link to the pages concerning Euler and his mathematical constant. Together with my uncle G. Lasters, who is a mathematician and math teacher in Belgium, I made this video. It is our goal to explain the constant e for students and interested people by showing it's birth, starting with a simple equation. We believe that video can hold added value in the process of understanding math. In the same way a teacher explains something in class. This can be clearer than learning it from a book. Therefor I ask to allow my link to youtube. N. Lasters. Thanks. N lasters (talk) 16:44, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

youtu.be/oowPChmFq00 is a redirect for http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oowPChmFq00. Please use the non-redirected link (if it complies with the external links guideline). Hence, no Declined. --Dirk Beetstra T C 17:40, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
It doesn't comply anyway. We don't usually link amateur content. Dicklyon (talk) 07:23, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Global Flight

Global Flight (.net/.de) is a useful and neutral resource for Frequent Flyer Programs, including notably the world's most comprehensive listing of all Frequent Flyer/Traveller Programs. Global Flight is considered as leading resource in the loyalty industry worldwide. It seems that the site was blocked by some German guy for personal (racist?) reasons, but certainly not based on any rationale reasons. We kindly ask you to remove these links from all blacklists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.90.92.91 (talk • contribs)

Reviewed, it is WP:SPAM. - Ahunt (talk) 11:35, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
Rejected for baseless personal attacks and attempted blacklist evasion. MER-C 02:11, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

eduroute university ranking

i need to unblock this site to add it as a reffrenc to our university ranking please do it if it's ok thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.66.129.33 (talk • contribs)

 Denied. This site was spammed abusively by a number of IP addresses. Furthermore, we do not whitelist entire domains. MER-C 02:01, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Yachtpals

Requests for this site to be whitelisted have been many, and rejected because of a perception that the owners of the site are attempting the whitelist process. I have never heard of the site prior to looking for material for my focus on sailing; the listed link shows the down-side of solo transatlantic racing with difficult-to-find photos. Also, inexplicable rationale for denying the whitelisting was that there is no page with this link (which, of course, is impossible because it is blacklisted). --John Bessa (talk) 00:36, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

(Previous) This is a source for both-views news about sailing and racing, a necessary service sailing news tends to be from the perspective of race organizers, boat builders, and others who may benefit from one-sided reporting.--John Bessa (talk) 00:28, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

I don't have a lot of time at the moment to focus on what appears to be an irrational blacklist. You can contact me through this Wp email link. My option is, of course, to take my work to another wiki site, perhaps one I create, and benefit the world from there. --John Bessa (talk) 13:53, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
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Abuse such as WP:SPAM,WP:COI and WP:NOTLINKFARM and attempts to circumvent the blacklist, would all seem to be reasonable and rational reasons for its addition. I have failed to find instaces of any "inexplicable rationale" you claim. So, In addition to the previously stated reasons for denial, I've also considered your statement..."My option is, of course, to take my work to another wiki site..", and have concluded that threatening editorial Blackmail is not a valid reason to remove this link from the blacklist.no Declined as Vexatious--Hu12 (talk) 15:29, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

I forgot that I asked COIBot .. 'yachtpals.com/sailing-mini-transat-9438 is caught by blacklists: [w:en] \byachtpals\.com\b, [w:ar] \byachtpals\.com\b, [w:gl] \byachtpals\.com\b' .. blacklisted on three different, totally independent, wikis. Seen the languages, it is even unlikely that the same admin has blacklisted this. Seen your 'My option is, of course, to take my work to another wiki site..', I want you to have a look at WP:BOOMERANG, while we  Defer to Global blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 18:42, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

www.examiner.com/tv-in-national/jackie-evancho-sings-like-an-angel-on-the-view-video

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I would like to add this article as a link to the Jackie Evancho entry . This article has a good summary of Evancho's activities, and I am particularly interested in using it as a source for the facts noted in this excerpt: "[Evancho] travels back to Tokyo in January to take part in the re-opening celebration of the newly-refurbished Bunkamura Orchard Concert Hall, followed by two days of solo concert appearances. ..." The article is written by a credentialed journalist who has clearly done her homework in researching facts about Evancho. Would you kindly let me know on my talk page if this is approved? Thanks for your consideration. -- Ssilvers (talk) 03:46, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

There seem to be other sources for this same information besides Examiner. Such as the official Bunakura concert hall schedule, for example. http://www.bunkamura.co.jp/orchard/schedule/schedule.php?yy=2012&mm=1&dd=1 (use Google translator to translate it if you can't read the Japanese).
I don't see a compelling reason to white-list yet another examiner page when other sources are available. ~Amatulić (talk) 22:53, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 Denied Stifle (talk) 12:26, 19 December 2011 (UTC)


ezinearticles.com/?Tape-Recovery---How-Tape-Works&id=1727784 - Specific article unblock request

Could you please whitelist an article from ezinearticles.com as above for use as a reference for a section in IBM Magstar MP 3570
Was looking to cite it to support an topic expansion. The subject is computer tape-based data-storage drives by IBM.. Pretty dry stuff. There's no POV issues etc, it's just boring old IT equipment.
Reviewing some history, I understand the listed site is used as self-reference by some and generally isn't a reliable source. However the article in question provides background on the author, and based on this, I think the author could be considered reliable and authoritative (even if generally the whole site isn't). The content of the article is certainly accurate and detailed enough IMO. I have no personal interest in either the wiki topic or the blacklisted site/article. My motivation is to expand knowledge on topics I have a professional familiarity with. There may be other sources available, but this was the most concise and relevant source I found at the time. Citing this article will simply provide factual cross-references, and while it would take some time, one could always get absolute verification by cross-checking each claim against the manufacturer's product literature. Hopefully this won't be required, given the topic is an obsolete old tape drive format :)

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  • Given your limited contribution history, please obtain consensus at WP:RSN that the source is appropriate, and return here if/when you get it. Stifle (talk) 09:31, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
    • Okay, thanks. I'll see if I can get a verdict and link it back here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Benryanau (talk • contribs) 13:54, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
      • You do not seem to have started an RSN thread. Please do so soon or this request will be denied. If you have already done so, please provide a link. Stifle (talk) 19:50, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
  • Denied due to failure to pursue. Stifle (talk) 17:27, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

ascenderfonts.com

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It isn't blacklisted on Wikipedia, it's blacklisted globally on meta.  Defer to Global blacklist for de-listing requests.
The purpose of this page is not to white-list entire web sites, but to white-list specific pages. If you want to white-list a single specific page for use in an article about the company, please suggest a full URL. None of the standard links to the home page work (ascenderfonts.com/index.php, ascenderfonts.com/index.htm, ascenderfonts.com/index.html, ascenderfonts.com/index.asp, ascenderfonts.com/index.aspx), so you'd have to propose some other page on that site. For the company article, I'd suggest the "about" page at www.ascenderfonts.com/info/about.aspx. ~Amatulić (talk) 20:59, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Introducing a Set of Books about TOEFL

I would like to add a specific article on test-toefl.com to the white list - www.test-toefl.com/index.php/toefl-material/toefl-books - as I want to use it as a cite on the TOEFL article. This link is useful since there are a number of books mentioned for self-study, so that people who are looking for TOEFL explanations can have access to a trustworthy source TOEFL published by ETS, Princeton, Barron's and some more giant publishers. I appreciate your help.

  •  Denied, link is to a commercial site and we don't prefer one bookseller over another. Stifle (talk) 09:33, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
  • With all due respect, I suppose you didn't check the link completely because there is no book selling in the link. Even there is no link to the books; how that can be book selling? This is just a source to introduce books. That is why I am asking for a review of my request. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.163.122.234 (talk) 18:38, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
    I don't understand the purpose of such a link in the TOEFL article. There is no reason to believe that this is a comprehensive list, so there is no reason to link to the page. Can't readers simply search for TOEFL study aids on their own? It might be better simply to list the books in the article without linking to any site. ~Amatulić (talk) 21:41, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

smashinginterviews.com/interviews/actors/jane-leeves-interview-actress-hits-the-mark-in-new-series-hot-in-cleveland

I would like to add this link to the Jane Leeves page as it explains that her production company is longer in business (currently the page only has information implying it's still around). I cannot find any other source for this information. Johnny "ThunderPeel2001" Walker (talk) 02:02, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

This site has a history of deliberate spamming from its founders, and has been blacklisted as a result. I don't think that this case warrants changing that position. Here's an alternative link (from Digital Spy) that can verify the text about the production company. --Ckatzchatspy 04:09, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
 Not done Stifle (talk) 11:10, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

62mckinneyfacts.com

Mini articles and tips for the consumer on various topics. It appears that Wikipedia immediately blocked it as spam and was put on the blacklist because the link appeared to be a shortened url, which it is not but is the actual registered domain name. This can be verified on any domain registry. Would you be so kind to allow my domain to be removed off the Blacklist? Thank you kindly.--Zeus62 (talk) 04:32, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Simply, NO, no Declined. These websites are made with the purpose to make money, and that is why they are blacklisted. --Dirk Beetstra T C 04:55, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

www.gayot.com/restaurants/sals-dallas-tx-75219_15df00108.html

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Article has been deleted  Not done--Hu12 (talk) 15:14, 27 February 2012 (UTC)


www.examiner.com/film-industry-in-dallas/raid-of-the-rainbow-lounge-documentary-sets-date-for-world-premiere

This article on Examiner.com is for reference regarding world premiere of new documentary on this GLBT / hate crime event. Raine533 (talk) 07:31, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Examiner.com:
  • Content has no editorial oversight, articles are self-published (see WP:RS)
  • Offers financial incentives for authors to increase pageviews
  • Wikipedia is not a vehicle to drive traffic to your article Raine
no Declined--Hu12 (talk) 15:11, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

acnetalks.com

The following discussion is an archived report. Please do not modify it. Subsequent reports should be made in a new section.

Hi.

Spam Filter from Site www.acnetalks.com should be removed as it has useful content on subject and would really help the community grow. There are some articles on wiki which need apt addition in content and subject specific websites like this one can add useful information. Recheck the ban or block. I don't see anything spamy in their activities.

The site is renewed and very subjective on the topic. Other than wikipedia.org very few sites give pure information. we should not ban such sites. I am content editor and have personal as well as professional expertise on writing about skin care topics. Kindly check this filter.

the blakclisted msg is

bacnetalks\.com\b # Billinghurst # addition; see User:COIBot/XWiki/acnetalks.com

Thanks. --Priyanka gupta jain (talk) 09:53, 4 May 2012 (UTC)Priyanka

Typically, we do not whitelist domains in response to website representatives ("content editors" ) or those with a related conflict of interest. Instead, we Whitelist sites when trusted, high-volume editors request the use of blacklisted links because of their encyclopedic value in support of our encyclopedia pages. In addition, acnetalks.com is a Link normally to be avoided and fails Wikipedias specific inclusion requirements of our External Links policy, Verifiability Policy and Reliable Source guidelines.no Declined--Hu12 (talk) 13:18, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi

I highly respect your opinion. In fact I too recommend the need to ensure the creditworthiness of the content/sites mentioned in the Wikipedia. But still, I have a few points to make after i read your response.

I am working for online content for more than a decade now and have abilities to detect editorial “nuances” and restrict “COI” at work. Also, I feel there shall be enough “proof” to SPAMLIST or BlOCK any website. A single incidence cannot be a suitable criterion to judge a site’s creditworthiness. What you call as “links normally to be avoided” is too vast an umbrella to cover the spam sites. Many good sites are bound to mess up on this. Such points in fact serve as a good help to spammers to link a competent website and then get it blacklisted. In that case reputed sites may too get into the trap.

Your call, you may wish to enrich the World’s greatest encyclopaedia flourish further or languish on the path that is so stricken with biases and prejudices. In my opinion a website must be properly checked before blacklisting. Any bot or filter can not judge a human work. Thanks for a patient read. --Priyanka gupta jain (talk) 07:01, 9 May 2012 (UTC)— Preceding unsigned comment added by Priyanka gupta jain (talk • contribs) 09:22, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Editors make the policies here at Wikipedia, feel free to to try and change those policies if you like. Untill that time, those are the policies. If you have something to contribute other than promoting a website, why not contribute that. thanks --Hu12 (talk) 16:23, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi. I am here to contribute content and have added desired content (without a source). I hope content is approved and appreciated. If it does, my source is naturally not a spam. Thanks.

Priyanka gupta jain (talk) 06:25, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Your "source" is spam, period.  Not done OhNoitsJamie Talk 12:45, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi. But I haven't mentioned a source. Period. This discussion was already closed.

FYI, a Filter or Bot doesn't decide a SPAM. We better not start a discussion on this highly retrograding subject here. Let's talk about Wiki here. As highlighted by Hu12"Editors make the policies here at Wikipedia" I am here to contribute content, I am sticking to that.

You being highly experienced editor on wiki can definitely send your feedback on writing/editing. Use separate section for that. You can not use the space to abuse.

Oh Yes, it is Priyanka gupta jain.-Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.161.136.3 (talk) 18:50, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Resolution Vs. Motion in Corporate Minutes

Apparently ehow.com is blacklisted. I don't know much about the rest of the site, but I found the entry at (www.ehow.com/info_8511196_resolution-vs-motion-corporate-minutes.html) to be helpful in explaining the distinction between a resolution and a motion. I was thwarted in my attempt to add the link to Corporate resolution. --Ben Best 00:28, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Have you read the /Common requests? MER-C 02:53, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
No response => no Declined. MER-C 04:57, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Uncensored Interviews interview with Frightened Rabbit

I'd like to add this video (www.uncensoredinterview.com/vlogs/7090-frightened-rabbit-snacks-selling-songs) on the band Frightened Rabbit's beginnings, so that I can cite it on the Frightened Rabbit page. I need this link, as it contains the only proof I have been able to find of the band's activity, sending out cookies as incentive to want demos. It is a reliable source, as it is the creator of the band telling the story, and it was explained to me that the site is indeed a source of spam (apparently over a two-year period before it was banned), but this video is important to the history of the band. Thanks for your consideration. The evacipated (talk) 04:26, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Is anyone there? The evacipated (talk) 01:33, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
This Google search yields plenty of interviews from other sources. So, no Declined. OhNoitsJamie Talk 16:26, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
The only one that contains the bit of information about the cookies is the Uncensored Interviews one. I've looked. The evacipated (talk) 21:12, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
Do a search for "biscuit" instead of "cookie" and you'll find plenty. OhNoitsJamie Talk 13:49, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

www.examiner.com/animal-shelters-in-san-francisco/scathing-editorial-breathes-new-life-s-f-no-kill-reform-effort

I'm trying to find a better source for the "St. Francis Terrier" portion of the Pit Bull article than the Animal People story. See the section on ACC v SF/SPCA on the labeling of Pit Bulls and how the ACC allowed aggressive dogs to be adopted - which ended the program, as opposed to the now oft cited "the dogs killed cats". Inkless (talk) 19:08, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Judge William Wilson house

The Judge William Wilson House is the only antebellum structure in the city limits of Atlanta on its original spot. This link is the only source I could find documenting the current state of the property other than a "legit" source which is from 2001. I would like to properly attribute that source and would ask this one page on the examiner.com site be whitelisted. Keizers (talk) 13:27, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

no Declined. Why not use the legitimate source instead? Here's one that documents the state of that property: http://www.atlantapreservationcenter.com/place_detail?id=17&pt=1&year=all and that one isn't blacklisted. ~Amatulic (talk) 18:15, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

www.examiner.com/collin-county-independent-in-dallas/seth-hollist

Seth Hollist is a potential candidate running against Pete_Sessions#2012_election in 2012. A link to his bio on Examiner.com would allow people to see his work and points of view. Spaldam (talk) 04:59, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

www.examiner.com/the-doors-in-national/were-the-doors-trying-to-replace-jim-morrison

Request to whitelist the specific link above to use in Howard Werth biography as it contains a quote from Melody Maker 1973 which is not available elsewhere. MaxLondon (talk) 23:51, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

no Declined. The original source of the quotation should be cited, not a secondhand source. Melody Maker can likely be found in library archives; clearly the author of that article had access to a copy. There is no need to provide an external link for valid citations. ~Amatulic (talk) 18:09, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

www.examiner.com/vintage-rock-n-roll-in-national/interview-davy-jones-when-it-comes-to-the-monkees-never-say-never

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Requesting a whitelist of the link above to use in An Evening with The Monkees: The 45th Anniversary Tour. The link contains a December 2011 first person interview with Davy Jones that specifically addresses the reasons for the cancellation of the tour. I have not seen this quote elsewhere. Under.the.covers (talk) 05:11, 2 March 2012 (UTC) User:Under.The.Covers, 21:10, 1 March 2012.

The article looks like hearsay. It seems clear the author of that article didn't interview Davy Jones, and that he's quoting from another source. The other Examiner link in that article references Jones' Facebook page. I can't see how this can be considered a reliable source. ~Amatulic (talk) 17:38, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
No response to concerns raised. no Declined MER-C 04:58, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

www.examiner.com/historic-americans-in-national/angelic-navy-personnel-enchant-the-multitudes

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Requesting a whitelist of this link due to the great factual information contained in the article, which would benefit the Blue Angels wikipedia entry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jslynch (talk • contribs)

Have you read the /Common requests? MER-C 02:48, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
No response => no Declined. MER-C 03:07, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Your America

youramerica.freeforums.org I created an online forum and would like to be able to link to it in the: "Political simulations" page.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.98.188.10 (talk • contribs) 20:34, 9 April 2012

Aside from an obvious Conflict of interest, Forums are Links normally to be avoided. Also, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for promoting a site. Thanks no Declined--Hu12 (talk) 19:46, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Several links to Google, Blogspot and the Church in Wales


Information for my reply to User:Timothy_Titus and for talk:Church in Wales, on discussions as to whether the Archbishop of Wales styles (calls) himself the "Primate of (All) Wales" or otherwise. — KC9TV 05:11, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Nothing to whitelist... these are not blocked  Not done--Hu12 (talk) 06:05, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
Well, the last two are blocked at Meta. But if they are going to be used they should be replaced by http://gowermaster.blogspot.com/ and http://gowermaster.blogspot.com/2012/03/archbishop-of-wales-says-time-to-get.html, respectively, instead of linking through Google's redirector. Anomie? 02:29, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

www.tvrage.com/Family_Guy/episodes/1065168622

this is a good source for TV episodes. I need it to put sources for the "Production" section in those TV episode articles. I don't see any other spam things there, but it is really useful. please put this out of the list so I could use it. I need it to put it in the article: Leggo My Meg-O. Koopatrev (talk) 03:14, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

www.tvrage.com/person/id-22626/Brian+Scully

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www.tvrage.com/person/id-53206

see #www.tvrage.com/Family_Guy/episodes/1065168622 Koopatrev (talk) 03:14, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

I've grouped your multiple tvrage.com request. I'm not convinced how this could be used as as a citation, (in an appropriate context). Would seem there are other reasonable Reliable and Verifiable alternatives available, such as IMDB ...ect. no Declined--Hu12 (talk) 02:04, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

effects-of-alcohol.org

Wiki Pages in which I was linking from: Short Term Effects of Alcohol - Long Term Effects of Alcohol - Effects_of_alcohol_on_memory - Alcohol_withdrawal_syndrome - Blood_alcohol_content - Alcohol_intoxication - Alcohol_detoxification

I am requesting whitelist status for my domain, effects-of-alcohol.org. My site is purely informational, I am not attempting to spam people, generate income from purchases, or anything else of the such. I was adding my links to various wikipedia pages solely for the visitors of those select pages to get the information that they were searching for. I posted my links only onto wiki pages that were directly related to my content. When editing the select pages, I did not manipulate the content/articles to fit my links nor did I remove links that were already in place, with my own. I do not see what I was doing as spam, and therefore would appreciate it if my domain is white listed.

If you see that my site is unfit to be posted and thus stays blacklisted. I would appreciate it if you white list it solely for the purpose of being off the blacklist and I would refrain from posting any more link towards my site "effects-of-alcohol.org". I request this so that my domain does NOT face any penalties from search engines. Thank you!

Thank you for considering my request. SupaH12 (talk) 01:15, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

You were infact, aggressively spamming your Adsense site effects-of-alcohol.org (created April 2012), See WikiProject Spam report. Whats worse, you were keyword spamming it... SEO style. Typically, we do not remove domains from the spam blacklist in response to site-owners, and in this case the one responsible for spamming it also. Instead, we de-blacklist sites when trusted, high-volume editors request the use of blacklisted links because of their encyclopedic value in support of our encyclopedia pages. If such an editor asks to use your blacklisted links, I'm sure the request will be carefully considered and your links may well be removed. Understand that Wikipedia is NOT a "vehicle for advertising" . Equally Wikipedia is not a place to to promote your site. no Declined--Hu12 (talk) 05:06, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi Hu12, My apologies, I did not read any anti spam rules before editing wiki pages and I completely understand why you had to remove my edits. I would like to make a request for my domain be removed from the blacklist, with the promise of no longer editing wiki pages for my benefit. I am asking this because I would not like to see my domain suffer any penalties from search engines for being on your blacklist. SupaH12 (talk) 05:53, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

 Not done as the site serves no useful purpose on Wikipedia, especially given the extensive spamming attempts. Learn from your mistakes. OhNoitsJamie Talk 13:39, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Withdrawn requests, and requests that are malformed, invalid, or otherwise past relevance

uservoice.com

I want to reference this in my user space to collaborate with other editors on a discussion/essay of/on policy:

pcampboston.uservoice.com/forums/154767-session-ideas-for-productcamp-boston-june-2012/suggestions/2743400-why-and-how-to-create-and-edit-articles-for-wikipe

Thanks! Woz2 talk 16:16, 2 May 2012

  •  Request withdrawn The event was yesterday. My request was unanswered for over a month :-( Woz2 (talk) 12:27, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Archived Letchworth Rugby History

I would like to add a specific article from the Letchworth Girls' Rugby website to the white list - www.letchworthgirls.blogspot.com/2010/09/team-to-beat-black-ferns.html - as I want to use it as a cite on the Jamie Burke (rugby) article. Although personal blogs are typically not allowed as links, this is an archived site now that the rugby team has moved to a real website. It exists to preserve news and information about girls' rugby. I'm specifically linking to it to validate the honours of women rugby players other than the New Zealand Black Ferns. --Dinkfeet (talk) 16:53, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

  • I am minded to approve this request but will leave open for a short period for further comment. Stifle (talk) 09:31, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
  • I this actually blacklisted? Blogspot is revertlisted, but not much of blogspot is blacklisted. If this specific blogspot is blacklisted, then that must have had a reason. --Dirk Beetstra T C 18:49, 14 January 2012 (UTC
  • I'm a novice to Wikipedia, but from the response on my edit when I added it, was under the impression is was blacklisted. Not sure why this specific page, it's a pretty innocuous page from a recreational sports team. --Dinkfeet (talk) 00:59, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
  • Yes, it's revertlisted rather than blacklisted. That means an experienced editor can add it. Nothing to do here. Stifle (talk) 19:48, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

nell-rose.hubpages.com/hub/A-Step-Through-Time-The-True-story-of-Anne-Moberly-and-Eleanor-Jourdain-Two-Women-who-Crossed-the-veil-of-Time

I want to use this link to back-up the supposed (please do notice "supposed") true story'ness of a song about the palace of Versailles. The link is not to prove it's a true story, but to give a good impression of what the song (by White Soxx) is about. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Berend123 (talk • contribs) 23:52, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

I see. After reading your reply I started to dig deeper into the story and found a better reference. (I didn't know the common title for this urban legend/hoax.) Thanks anyway! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.83.115.88 (talk) 23:01, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

  •  Request withdrawn Stifle (talk) 09:29, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Interview of Bob Arno, Pickpocket King, on examiner.com

I'd like just this page as an external link on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Arno

Doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the one page… Reason: good interview by an L.A. TV Insider reporter — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mercurie (talk • contribs)

First of all, can you give us the full path to the document (the full link, but leave off the http:// at the start). In this way it is difficult to examine what document you mean, and we are not going to whitelist the whole domain. --Dirk Beetstra T C 19:37, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Of course. I'm sorry. www.examiner.com/tv-insider-in-los-angeles/video-nat-geo-s-pickpocket-king-bob-arno-previews-his-craft Thanks… 70.162.163.119 (talk) 04:33, 16 January 2012 (UTC) • Hello? Should I do something else to get this request processed? Re-post? Mercurie (talk) 15:57, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, just read it. Although the examiner article is true and correct, and I am in no way connected with it, I do not need to add an iffy source to the wiki page. Thanks for steering me to a good explanation. 190.88.35.175 (talk) 19:40, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

  •  Request withdrawn Stifle (talk) 12:07, 24 January 2012 (UTC)


www.examiner.com/humanist-in-national/quiverfull-duggar-family-conservative-christian-ideology

There appears to be some controversy as to whether the Duggars, of 19 Kids and Counting fame are part of the quiverfull movement. This article, apparently blacklisted because it's from examiner.com (?) sheds light on that question. Rather than a complete block to citation of the article, perhaps citation with qualifying information about the reliability of the cite would better advance Wikipedia goals? Lahaun (talk) 04:29, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

  • Have you read the /Common requests? Stifle (talk) 11:11, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Request withdrawn after reading /Common requests. I thought examiner.com was site of SF Examiner and affiliates. Should I just delete the whole request or leave it as a cautionary tale? Lahaun (talk) 03:45, 21 February 2012 (UTC)


www.examiner.com/florida-keys-travel-in-miami/key-largo-hosts-world-s-only-underwater-research-lab

Requesting whitelist to use in User:Gildir/Craig Cooper (aquanaut)#Aquarius as second citation for Cooper's retirement in February/March 2010. (The other citation I currently have for Cooper's retirement is to a Miami Herald article which is no longer available from their website, and the link I have is to an abbreviated version of the article.) The Examiner.com article seems to be reliable; it agrees with everything else I have read online and elsewhere about the Aquarius underwater habitat. I have no connection with Examiner.com. However, given everything I've read about Examiner.com on this board and elsewhere on Wikipedia (including /Common requests), I'll certainly understand if the request is denied -- in that case, should I omit the reference, or only omit the URL (as I have done in the current draft of the article)? Gildir (talk) 21:52, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

BTW, the article would also be useful for a future Wikipedia article on Ellen Prager, who is interviewed in it. Gildir (talk) 22:19, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
On further consideration, I've deleted the Examiner reference in the draft for now (partly because I found a URL for a less radically abbreviated version of the Miami Herald article). I considered withdrawing this request, but I think I'll leave it on the off chance that it's approved, especially since the Examiner piece would be more useful for a prospective article on Ellen Prager than for the Craig Cooper article. Gildir (talk) 18:30, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
I have also now found a second reference for Cooper's retirement anyway (another abbreviated newspaper article). All in all, I think I should withdraw the request now. So:  Request withdrawn. Gildir (talk) 19:24, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

calmira.co.nr

This is the official website of Calmira this one seems to be more updated than the current one, so can you please allow it? PS. Why is it blocked? TheChampionMan1234 (talk) 06:57, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

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